Schools Kick Off School Year with Back-to-School Nights - August 10, 2017

Students are heading back to school, which means schools are hosting Back-to-School Nights for families. The events give families the opportunity to meet teachers, visit classrooms and kick off the 2017-18 school year. Some schools open their doors before the first day of school to allow students to bring in their supplies and meet their teachers in advance. Families in several buildings will also get to see building improvements made over the summer.

Many schools also combine the evening with dinner, the annual flower and plant show or the annual Title I meeting (for those schools required to hold such meetings). The elementary schools’ plant shows are the results of students’ hard work over the summer. In the spring, the Fort Wayne Parks and Recreation Department provides plants to encourage students to learn to develop a green thumb while caring for their own flowers and plants.

Below is a schedule of Back-to-School Nights. For more information about your child’s Back-to-School Night, contact your school.

School

Date

Time

Additional Activities

Abbett

Aug. 31

6 p.m.

Plant show and Title I meeting

Adams

Aug. 23

5-7 p.m.

Plant show, Title I meeting and pizza

Arlington

Aug. 30

6-7 p.m.

Plant show

Blackhawk

Aug. 24

6-7:15 p.m.

Bloomingdale

Aug. 14

3-5 p.m.

Bring school supplies, Title I meeting and ice cream

Brentwood

Aug. 30

6 p.m.

Title I meeting

Bunche

Sept. 6

5:45-7:30 p.m.

Food truck family social (5:45-7 p.m.)

Croninger

Aug. 14

4-5:30 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Croninger

Aug. 31

6-7:30 p.m.

Parents only

Fairfield

Sept. 5

5-6:30 p.m.

Plant show and Title I meeting

Forest Park

Aug. 14

4-5:30 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Franke Park

Aug. 11

4-5 p.m.

Title I meeting

Glenwood Park

Aug. 22

6:30-7:30 p.m.

Haley

Sept. 7

6-7:30 p.m.

Plan show

Harris

Aug. 14

6- 7 p.m.

Bring school supplies and enjoy ice cream

Harrison Hill

Aug. 11

4-6 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Holland

Aug. 14

6 p.m.

Ice cream social

Indian Village

Aug. 24

6-7:30 p.m.

Title I meeting

Irwin

August 11

4-6 p.m.

Back to School Blastoff (Open House)

Jefferson

Aug. 24

6 p.m.

50th Anniversary Open House

Kekionga

Aug. 23

6:30 p.m.

Title I meeting

Lakeside

Sept. 13

5:30 p.m.

Lane

Aug. 24

6-7:30 p.m.

Lincoln

Aug. 14

6-8 p.m.

PTA ice cream social

Lindley

Sept. 6

6 p.m.

Plant show and Title I meeting

Maplewood

Aug. 24

5:30 p.m.

Memorial Park

Aug. 22

6-7:30 p.m.

Jazz Band performance

Miami

Aug. 21

5:30-7 p.m.

Title I meeting

Northcrest

Aug. 30

6-7 p.m.

Title I meeting

Northrop

Sept. 6

6 p.m.

Northwood

Aug. 29

5:30-7 p.m.

North Side

Aug. 30

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Portage

Aug. 24

6-7 p.m.

Title I meeting

Price

Aug. 14

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Scott

Aug. 23

4-6 p.m.

Title I meeting

Shambaugh

Aug. 14

4:30 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Shawnee

Aug. 22

6-7:30 p.m.

Snider

Aug. 30

6-7:30 p.m.

7-7:30 p.m.: AP syllabi sessions

South Side

Sept. 13

6:30-7:30 p.m.

South Wayne

Aug. 31

6 p.m.

St. Joseph Central

TBD

TBD

Study

Aug. 11

4:30-6:30 p.m.

Title I meeting, games, prizes, bring school supplies

Towles

Aug. 24

5:45-7:30 p.m.

Food truck family social (5:45-7 p.m.) and plant show

Washington

Aug. 10

5-7 p.m.

Rotary-sponsored picnic and Title I meeting

Washington Center

Aug. 14

6 p.m.

Bring school supplies

Wayne

Sept. 8

5- 7 p.m.

Tailgate prior to football game, Wayne vs. South Side

Waynedale

Aug.18

5:30-7 p.m.

Back-to-school barbecue, Title I annual meeting

Weisser Park

Aug. 14

4:30-5:30 p.m., grades 3-5

5:30-6:30 p.m., grades 1-2

Bring school supplies

Whitney Young

TBD

TBD

With nearly 30,000 students, Fort Wayne Community Schools is one of the largest school districts in Indiana. FWCS proudly allows families to choose any of its 50 schools through its successful school-choice program creating diversity in each school, including some with more than 75 languages spoken. FWCS offers seven magnet schools focusing on areas such as science and math, communication, fine arts or Montessori at the elementary and middle school level. In high school, students can choose from the prestigious International Baccalaureate program, Project Lead the Way or New Tech Academy as well as other rigorous academic and specialty training programs.